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What was the political ideology of the leaders who led the Congress in its initial years?
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Open-minded and 'moderate' politics.
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Early Nationalist leaders believed that loyalty to the British Crown was identical to loyalty to _____.
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Their own country.
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The Early Nationalists aimed at winning freedom through a _____ process.
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Gradual.
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Early Nationalists believed British rule helped cleanse social ills like sati, untouchability, and _____.
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Child marriage.
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According to Early Nationalists, the main obstacle to India's progress was social and _____ backwardness.
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Economic.
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What type of methods did the Early Nationalists rely on to achieve their aims?
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Constitutional and peaceful methods.
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The Early Nationalists believed in patience and reconciliation rather than _____.
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Violence and confrontation.
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Which specific council did the Early Nationalists demand be abolished?
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India Council.
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Constitutional Demand: Expansion of the Legislative Council and Legislative _____.
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Assemblies.
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What slogan did the Early Nationalists raise regarding Indian control over the public purse?
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'No taxation without representation'.
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Early Nationalists demanded self-government within the British Empire similar to the colonies of _____ and Australia.
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Canada.
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Economic Demand: Reduction in _____ revenue to protect peasants.
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Land.
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The Early Nationalists demanded a reduction in expenditure on the _____.
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Army.
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To provide cheap credit to peasants, the Early Nationalists called for the establishment of _____ banks.
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Agricultural.
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Economic Demand: Total abolition of the _____ Tax and the duty on sugar.
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Salt.
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Early Nationalists demanded Indianisation of services through simultaneous I.C.S. examinations in _____.
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England and India.
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The Early Nationalists demanded the complete separation of the executive and the _____.
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Judiciary.
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Which act related to weapons did the Early Nationalists demand be repealed?
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Arms Act.
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Administrative Demand: Spread of _____ education among the masses.
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Primary.
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Civil Rights Demand: Removal of restrictions on the freedom of speech and freedom of the _____.
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Press.
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The Early Nationalists demanded the abolition of the _____ Act to restore individual liberties.
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Preventive Detention.
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What was the term for the Early Nationalists' primary method of political struggle?
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Constitutional Agitation.
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What were the 'Three P's' used by Early Nationalists to influence the British government?
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Petitions, Prayers and Protests.
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The British Committee of the Indian National Congress in London published a weekly journal called _____.
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India.
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Who spent a major part of his life in Britain to create awareness about the plight of Indians?
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Dadabhai Naoroji.
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Title: Grand Old Man of India
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Person: Dadabhai Naoroji.
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Dadabhai Naoroji edited the newspaper 'Rast Goftar', which translates to _____.
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Speaker of Truth.
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In 1865, Dadabhai Naoroji founded the _____ Society in collaboration with W.C. Bonnerjee.
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London India.
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Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to become a member of the British _____.
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House of Commons.
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Which association did Dadabhai Naoroji found in London in 1866?
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East India Association.
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Dadabhai Naoroji was elected President of the Indian National Congress _____ times.
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Three.
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In which year did Dadabhai Naoroji first demand 'Swaraj' from the Congress platform?
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1906.
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Which theory by Dadabhai Naoroji explained how India's wealth was being transferred to England?
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Drain Theory.
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a professor at _____ College in Pune.
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Fergusson.
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Who was the 'political mentor' of Mahatma Gandhi?
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale presided over the _____ session of the Congress in 1905.
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Varanasi.
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What society did Gopal Krishna Gokhale set up in 1905 to train national leaders?
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Servants of India Society.
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In 1902, Gokhale became a member of the _____ Legislative Council.
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Imperial.
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Which leader was popularly known as the 'Father of Indian Nationalism'?
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Surendranath Banerjee.
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Surendranath Banerjee established the _____ Association in 1876.
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Indian.
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Surendranath Banerjee's Indian National Conference merged with the _____ in 1886.
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Indian National Congress.
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What was the name of the newspaper edited by Surendranath Banerjee?
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Bengalee.
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What is the title of Surendranath Banerjee's book that accounts for his political views?
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A Nation in the Making.
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The Early Nationalists opposed the reduction of the age for appearing in the I.C.S. Examination from 21 to _____ years.
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19.
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Which Viceroy's division of Bengal in 1905 was opposed by Surendranath Banerjee?
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Lord Curzon.
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Early Nationalists believed the British rule had a sense of justice and _____.
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Fair play.
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A major administrative demand was to protect Indians from the arbitrary acts of the police and the _____.
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Bureaucracy.
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The Early Nationalists demanded the removal of restrictions on the freedom of _____.
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Speech.
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What was the 'First Objective' of the Early Nationalists' methods?
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To educate people in India in modern politics.
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What was the 'Second Objective' of the Early Nationalists' methods?
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To influence the British government and the British public.
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Who founded the Deccan Education Society?
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Justice M.G. Ranade.
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Gokhale played an important role in the passage of the _____-Morley Reforms.
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Minto.
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Surendranath Banerjee was appointed as the Minister of _____ in Bengal in 1921.
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Self-government.
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Early Nationalists demanded industrial growth through trade _____, which involved taxing imported goods.
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Protection.
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The Early Nationalists held meetings where _____ were made and resolutions passed for popular demands.
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Speeches.
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Which commission was appointed to look into Indian Expenditure following Early Nationalist pressure?
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Welby Commission.
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In 1893, the House of Commons passed a resolution for holding I.C.S. exams in England and India _____.
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Simultaneously.
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Dadabhai Naoroji's famous book is titled 'Poverty and _____-British Rule in India'.
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Un.
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Gokhale successfully pleaded for the reduction in _____ Duty in the Imperial Legislative Council.
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Salt.
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Surendranath Banerjee was the first Indian to qualify for the I.C.S. but was soon _____.
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Dismissed.